Asked by: Beth Winter (Labour - Cynon Valley)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 1 of Annex B: Service Improvement Plan to HMIP Report on an unannounced inspection of STHFS Western Jet Foil, Manston and Kent Intake Unit, published on 6 June 2023, on what dates the Minister for Immigration had meetings with the Wellbeing and Safeguarding Manager for Manston and Kent Intake Unit.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
The position of wellbeing and safeguarding manager is a contractor-employed operational management role rather than a Home Office official. The wellbeing and safeguarding manager reports into the Home Office senior leadership team and, if appropriate, their work might feature in advice to Ministers. However, the wellbeing and safeguarding manager is not someone who would report to, or ordinarily engage with, the Ministers.
Asked by: Beth Winter (Labour - Cynon Valley)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 1 of Annex B: Service Improvement Plan to HMIP Report on an unannounced inspection of STHFS Western Jet Foil, Manston and Kent Intake Unit, published on 6 June 2023, when the Wellbeing and Safeguarding Manager for Manston and Kent Intake Unit was appointed.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
Our contractor appointed a Wellbeing and Safeguarding Manager in April 2023.
Asked by: Beth Winter (Labour - Cynon Valley)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers participating in the policing operation for the Coronation on 6 May 2023 received the Metropolitan Police Protest Liaison Team briefing on engagement with protesters.
Answered by Chris Philp - Shadow Home Secretary
I refer the honourable member to my statement on 9 May. The Coronation was a resounding success and that is in no small part due to the dedication of thousands of officers who were part of what was one of the largest ever policing operations.
The Metropolitan Police deployed more than 11,500 officers working on 6 May, including individuals on mutual aid from other forces. The breakdown of mutual aid from each force is an operational matter for the police.
The Metropolitan Police Service is accountable to the Mayor of London. The police are also operationally independent and matters of briefing of officers and decisions on arrest are for them. It would not be appropriate for me to comment in detail about individual cases or the specific decisions taken.
The Metropolitan Police published a statement on 7 May 2023 detailing the 64 arrests that were made during the Coronation operation and Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley published a statement on 9 May 2023 regarding the Coronation Policing operation.
Asked by: Beth Winter (Labour - Cynon Valley)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the number of policing officers from each police force participating in the policing operation for the Coronation on 6 May 2023.
Answered by Chris Philp - Shadow Home Secretary
I refer the honourable member to my statement on 9 May. The Coronation was a resounding success and that is in no small part due to the dedication of thousands of officers who were part of what was one of the largest ever policing operations.
The Metropolitan Police deployed more than 11,500 officers working on 6 May, including individuals on mutual aid from other forces. The breakdown of mutual aid from each force is an operational matter for the police.
The Metropolitan Police Service is accountable to the Mayor of London. The police are also operationally independent and matters of briefing of officers and decisions on arrest are for them. It would not be appropriate for me to comment in detail about individual cases or the specific decisions taken.
The Metropolitan Police published a statement on 7 May 2023 detailing the 64 arrests that were made during the Coronation operation and Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley published a statement on 9 May 2023 regarding the Coronation Policing operation.
Asked by: Beth Winter (Labour - Cynon Valley)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has taken steps to request a report from the Metropolitan Police on protesters arrested and bailed with no further action during the Coronation on 6 May 2023.
Answered by Chris Philp - Shadow Home Secretary
I refer the honourable member to my statement on 9 May. The Coronation was a resounding success and that is in no small part due to the dedication of thousands of officers who were part of what was one of the largest ever policing operations.
The Metropolitan Police deployed more than 11,500 officers working on 6 May, including individuals on mutual aid from other forces. The breakdown of mutual aid from each force is an operational matter for the police.
The Metropolitan Police Service is accountable to the Mayor of London. The police are also operationally independent and matters of briefing of officers and decisions on arrest are for them. It would not be appropriate for me to comment in detail about individual cases or the specific decisions taken.
The Metropolitan Police published a statement on 7 May 2023 detailing the 64 arrests that were made during the Coronation operation and Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley published a statement on 9 May 2023 regarding the Coronation Policing operation.
Asked by: Beth Winter (Labour - Cynon Valley)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has requested a report from the Metropolitan Police on the circumstances surrounding the arrest of a journalist during the Coronation on 6 May 2023.
Answered by Chris Philp - Shadow Home Secretary
I refer the honourable member to my statement on 9 May. The Coronation was a resounding success and that is in no small part due to the dedication of thousands of officers who were part of what was one of the largest ever policing operations.
The Metropolitan Police deployed more than 11,500 officers working on 6 May, including individuals on mutual aid from other forces. The breakdown of mutual aid from each force is an operational matter for the police.
The Metropolitan Police Service is accountable to the Mayor of London. The police are also operationally independent and matters of briefing of officers and decisions on arrest are for them. It would not be appropriate for me to comment in detail about individual cases or the specific decisions taken.
The Metropolitan Police published a statement on 7 May 2023 detailing the 64 arrests that were made during the Coronation operation and Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley published a statement on 9 May 2023 regarding the Coronation Policing operation.
Asked by: Beth Winter (Labour - Cynon Valley)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the accessibility of UK Visas and Immigration Service online application forms.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
The Home Office has made an assessment and we anticipate publishing this shortly.
Asked by: Beth Winter (Labour - Cynon Valley)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refunds applied for due to an incorrect fee being charged via the UKVCAS website were processed (a) within 10 days and (b) in excess of 10 days in the last twelve months.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
This data is not held in a reportable fashion as there is no complaint or refund categorisation for an incorrect fee being charged via the UKVCAS website.
The fees charged on the UKVCAS website are automatically calculated when the customer selects an appointment or an added value service, based on the price they are shown at booking. The circumstances where a refund is due to a customer are laid out in the UKVCAS terms and conditions, which customers are instructed to read and agree to before booking an appointment.
Some refunds are automatically activated, such as where a customer cancels an appointment more than 48 hours in advance, and some are done manually, such as where a refund is given due to poor service following a complaint. There are some occasions where a customer may be given a refund as a goodwill gesture, despite it not being due under the terms and conditions.
Asked by: Beth Winter (Labour - Cynon Valley)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions was an incorrect fee charged for an application via the UKVCAS website in the last 12 months.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
This data is not held in a reportable fashion as there is no complaint or refund categorisation for an incorrect fee being charged via the UKVCAS website.
The fees charged on the UKVCAS website are automatically calculated when the customer selects an appointment or an added value service, based on the price they are shown at booking. The circumstances where a refund is due to a customer are laid out in the UKVCAS terms and conditions, which customers are instructed to read and agree to before booking an appointment.
Some refunds are automatically activated, such as where a customer cancels an appointment more than 48 hours in advance, and some are done manually, such as where a refund is given due to poor service following a complaint. There are some occasions where a customer may be given a refund as a goodwill gesture, despite it not being due under the terms and conditions.
Asked by: Beth Winter (Labour - Cynon Valley)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of establishing a local authority-led licensing scheme for the car washing industry.
Answered by Sarah Dines
The Government takes reports of labour exploitation and illegal working practices very seriously, including in the car wash sector. We remain committed to tackling modern slavery and will take full and robust enforcement action in such cases across all sectors.
The Home Office and enforcement bodies (such as the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority) have supported industry initiatives in this sector, including Home Office funding for pilots of the Responsible Car Wash Scheme. The RCWS assessed industry compliance across a wide range of criteria, which included labour laws but also areas such as planning permission and correct disposal of trade effluent. The Government is in the process of assessing how we can use the evaluations of the RCWS to support industry compliance across these varied areas.
The Director of Labour Market Enforcement (DLME) sets out a report of the scale and nature of labour exploitation in their annual strategy to ensure the three labour market enforcement bodies are targeting the highest-risk industries. The Home Office will continue to be guided by the annual strategy and target work on areas assessed most at-risk by the DLME, including the hand car wash sector.